They need to scan you because in an emergency (for example, if you are confined to bed in a life-threatening situation) they could crank down missing scenes even without you. Just for a case of emergency.
(PS. If your wage is so high that the studio boss can't afford a new Lambo, this also counts as an emergency, clearly.)
It looks like he has absolutely no idea what to do with AI. Fix his broken search engine? Apparently doesn't work that well. Improve Office? Apart from lateral functions, doesn't work that well either. That's a problem because AI is burning more and more money every day.
During the Edo period (1603–1868), when the samurai class was at its peak as a distinct social group, samurai made up roughly 5–10% of Japan's total population. Estimates vary, but around 7% is a commonly cited figure. In Edo (Tokyo), samurais were about 40-50% of the local population.
They die of overexertion even though they are less productive than other people with less work hours. That's because they're samurais and they show their support to their samurai lord by staying with him, all night long if needed. So they have no time for family. Reducing workdays to 4/5 is a joke because there never have been 5 workdays.